Question

Billy is 5 2/3 feet tall. Maris is 4 11/12 feet tall. How much taller is billy

Answer 1

3/4 feet

You can set this up as an equation and solve

$5\frac{2}{3}-4\frac{11}{12} =5\frac{8}{12} -4\frac{11}{12} =4\frac{20}{12} -4\frac{11}{12}=\frac{9}{12} =\frac{3}{4}$